0-8-4 LABYRINTH

A.N. I don't own Shield, Labyrinth or Fairy Tail

Chapter One

Coulson places a red leather book on the table next to Skye. Being young he thought that she might recognize it. However it was Simmons that pulled it from her hands. "Fitz, do you know what this is?" Simmons went off into one of her overly excitable tangents that Skye could only smile about. The girl was geeking out.

"Labyrinth?" Skye raised an eyebrow at Coulson. "That David Bowie movie?" She asked.

"A cover by S.H.I.E.L.D." Simmons stared stunned at their boss.
"So then Terry Jones-" The girl sat down. What did this mean for her childhood?

"Yes he is one of us." Skye just smiled. Her life was always so interesting. "This book is considered a 0-8-4. Though the top minds have yet to figure out how this works. Some how in 1986 a young girl, named Sarah Williams summoned an alien, known only as the Goblin King to our realm."

"His name is Jareth." Skye piped up. "Why are we getting involved in this now sir?" Coulson waved his hand on the table top bringing up a map of the world. Blue, green an pink dots clustered in most of the country side.

"It seems that whatever this is it is staying outside the cities." Fitz pointed out. Sky turned to her laptop. As Coulson had thought she had some in sight that she needed to dig up. "Maybe it wants to stay away from authorities?" Fitz offered. "Why the colors?'

"Blue are just everyday normal kidnappings." They vanished off the screen.

"Pink are the ones that have to do with two or more siblings and the green is the ones with eye witnesses that claim that monsters took the kids." Coulson said. "I was hoping that one of you might know someone that could decipher the book to get down to the bottom of this. To stop what ever monster is doing this."

"I do." Skye puts up a S.H.I.E.L.D. File so everyone to see. A young woman twenty-three year old, five foot, blue haired girl. "This is Levy McGarden. We were at the same orphanage. She is an expert on odd texts and languages."

"That is the issue?" Throwing up another file next to Levy's. The angry guy covered in piercings and leather. "Oh."

"This is Gajeel Redfox. When we were teenagers Levy ran into him on her way home from meeting. He kicked her friends' asses but seem to only knock her out." Coulson frowned. "He was trying to get to a friend of hers. However by the end of that year he started to follow her around protecting her from all the freaks that like little kids. I have only had one conversation with him. He is not that big of a talker but when Levy talks to him he smiles."

"Hmm. I guess we should piss him off then." Skye nodded. "How fast can you set up a meeting?"

"Done. She is going to meet me in Toledo."

"I will tell May to head for Ohio then."

"Toledo, Spain. She found a text that might help her. A history of Goblin myths."

"Well done." Skye smiled. She liked getting praise from Coulson. He liked giving it to her. The girl was nothing like the story surrounding her. "Get ready. We will be touching down in a few hours."

Skye closed her laptop and headed to her bunk with the book. Stopping briefly at Ward's. It was odd that he wasn't there but stranger still that he turned out to be the enemy. However Hydra could wait. They had to find these kids. Stop whatever monster was doing this. Then they could go back to kicking Ward's ass. First the book.

The leather bound book only held fifty pages. Skye could see the draw of this story. It told a story of a girl that was taken to fantastic place where she grew up on a journey to save her brother whom she had mistakenly cursed. The Goblin King claimed to love her yet he let her go after she stood up to him. Yet he did such horrible things to her. How could he love her when he tried to kill her?

This was not dissimilar to her own life. A man that she had given her a gift used it to hurt her and take away the things that she loved. Skye couldn't help but see Ward as the goblin king laughing. Grant Ward in the big 80's hair, open frilly white shirt and tighter than tight gray pants. Then she started to wonder if the real goblin king dressed like that still. Was the real Sarah anything like Jennifer Connelly? Could Levy figure out the summoning?

Levy. Skye smiled. She had no seen her closest friend since the hospital. When Gajeel had her. It was funny that Levy had changed her hair blue. Funnier still that S.H.I.E.L.D. was keeping tabs on her and Gajeel. Levy was nothing more than a book worm that believed in magic. Not magic that you see in the streets or Las Vegas. Real magic. Something that Skye knew was just abilities of aliens. Levy was going to be disappointed.

"Skye, we touch down in fifteen." Coulson stood at her door. "Skye?" His concerned look made her realize that she was crying. "You know that I would let you sit this out if I could."

"No no. it is okay sir. I was just thinking about stuff from the orphanage." Coulson joined her on the bed. "Sir."

"I know that it was not the ideal situation but it was something that the agency thought would be the best." Skye took Coulson's hand. "Once we figure out the whole story I am sure that it will make sense." She nodded. The more time that she spent with Coulson the more she wished that he had adopted her. "There is your smile."

"I was thinking something silly. We should go. Gajeel doesn't like waiting." They left her bunk. "I think that we should find this Sarah Williams or whatever her real name is. She might have insight that Levy can't give us."

"Already on that." Outside the hanger bay Coulson stopped. "Is it ready?"

Fitz turned around holding up something that was only the size of a dime. "It is based on the same tech as Trip's grandfather's quarters. As long as it is near a warm blood person we will be able to track you on our own secure channel." Was all the Skye got out of it before Fitz went off track.

"Good job. Fitz." The boy smiled. "Trip you ready to go?"

"Yes sir." Skye followed Coulson to where Lola was waiting. The car seemed a little beat up but she could still drive. Trip and Fitz saw to that.

"Everyone in." Coulson opened Lola's door.

"Remember to buckle up." Skye said to Trip as she got in the backseat. Never again would she do that again. It wasn't that long ago when she and Coulson escaped with the car. Skye was never happy to be on solid ground as she was when they landed. She smiled thinking about how her boss had saved her. There were so many happy memories here. It will be a shame to have to leave it.